Third Yallourn unit back online amid ongoing flood crisis
Jun 28, 2021 – 11.41am
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The flood-stricken Yallourn coal power plant in Victoria has brought more generating capacity back online, taking further pressure off the electricity grid in the early winter high-demand period.
A third generating unit at the Latrobe Valley site returned to operation on Sunday even as owner EnergyAustralia warned of long-term repairs needed for the diversion of the Morwell River.
The wall of the river diversion cracked and came close to collapse as it was swamped with more than 30 times the normal volume of water in extremely heavy rains just over two weeks ago. The flood threat shut down three out of the four units at the 1480-megawatt Yallourn generator and triggered the declaration of an “energy emergency” by the Victorian government.
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Chloe Rideout, 20, died following treatment at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, Devon, in October 2018.
An inquest in Truro, Cornwall, concluded that the young woman passed away as a result of a known complication, sepsis, after a necessary surgical procedure, an appendectomy, which neglect contributed to.
Senior Cornwall coroner Andrew Cox said her family had significant concerns following her admission to Derriford Hospital on October 7.
Among the shortcomings highlighted by Mr Cox, he said that although her bloods were ordered, they were not checked or acted upon before Ms Rideout was discharged.
Had they been, he said medics would have been aware her inflammation was not under control as she was deteriorating clinically.
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image captionThe inquest heard Chloe Rideout was a strong, fit 20-year-old woman Neglect contributed to the death of a fit and strong 20-year-old woman, an inquest has found.
Chloe Rideout, from Coverack in Cornwall, died from sepsis following a routine appendix operation in 2018.
The acting senior coroner said it was manifestly inappropriate to discharge her and there were shortcomings in her treatment at Derriford Hospital.
Ms Rideout s mother told the inquest at County Hall in Truro as parents we have been robbed of our daughter .
Sharon Rideout added: It s completely wrecked the lives of me, her dad and brother .
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